Recent Obituaries

Ralph S. Critcher, Jr., better known as Jim, age 81, of Bamboo Road, Boone, passed away Monday morning May 23, 2016. Born September 14, 1934 in Boone, he was a son of Ralph, Sr. and Ola Cook Critcher. He retired from Combustion Engineering and Trans
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Author: BobRena Hollars DavisPosted Date: May 23, 2016d. May 22, 2016

Rena Hollars Davis, age 90, formerly of Deer Haven Road in Zionville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 22, 2016.
She was a resident of the Life Care Center of Banner Elk, North Carolina at the time of her death.
Her family wishes to ackno
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Mrs. Louiva Edmisten Ward, 96, of Bethel Road, Sugar Grove, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday morning, May 18, 2016.
She was born March 13, 1920 in Sugar Grove, a daughter of the late Marshall Harrison (Edmisten) and Mary Annie Perry Edmisten.
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Mr. John Wesley Buck Sudderth, age 67, of Laurel Lane, Blowing Rock, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 at his home. Born November 13, 1948, he was a son of the late James Alexander and Beulah Wooten Sudderth. Mr. Sudderth was a graduate of the Patte
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Melvin Alver Shipes
(October 20, 1922 - May 16, 2016)
Melvin Shipes, 93, passed away on Monday evening, May 16 at National Health Care in West Columbia. He was married to Mildred W. Shipes for 66 years. Melvin was born in Jasper County, son of
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